Investigating Reinforced Concrete Beams with Web Opening under Static and Cyclic Loads by Ali Fawzy, Arafa EL-Helloty, Mahmoud Hassan Mahmoud, Aymen Summra

“…Numerical studies were performed on ANSYS software, and the finite element results were verified through experiments. …”
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Lateral Seismic Fragility Assessment of Cable-Stayed Bridge with Diamond-Shaped Concrete Pylons by Chao Zhang, Jianbin Lu, Zhengan Zhou, Xueyuan Yan, Li Xu, Jinjun Lin

“…To end this, the finite element model of a cable-stayed bridge with diamond concrete pylon is developed firstly. …”
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Analysis of the Internal Force and Deformation Characteristics of Double-Layer Lining Structure of Water Conveyance Tunnel by null Yueyue Zhu, null Cheng Liu, null Xiaotian Yin, null Jingyu Zhang

“…Finally, through the stress analysis of the lining structure, the axial force, shear force, and bending moment acted on the structure are obtained. By comparing finite element calculation results with analytical calculation results, the rationality of analytical solutions is verified. …”
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Meso-Analysis of Recycled Coarse Aggregate Self-Compacting Concrete on the Basis of Random Aggregate Model by Songpu Gao, Qing Liu, Fengxia Han, Zhongyan Guo, Jianping Yang, Jianwei Ren

“…The simulation results of the bending process of RCASCC beams analyzed by the concrete damaged plasticity (CDP) model and extended finite element (XFEM) were compared with the test results. …”
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Tooth Root Bending Fatigue Performance of Shot Peening TM210A Steel Spur Gear by H. J. Xu, Guang-Qiang Yin, X. Y. Tong, S. L. Lv

“…The tooth root residual stress of the shot peened gear was measured by the X-ray diffraction method, the stress field at the tooth root was calculated by the finite element method, and the fatigue failure mechanism of the shot peened gear tooth root was analyzed. …”
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Bubble Flow Analysis of High Speed Cylindrical Roller Bearing under Fluid-Solid Thermal Coupling by Li Cui, Wenxia Wang, Zhang Yanlei

“…Based on these models and finite element method, bubble flow of a high speed roller bearing is studied based on FLUENT software. …”
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Dynamic Stiffness Formulation for Free Vibration of Truncated Conical Shell and Its Combinations with Uniform Boundary Restraints by Chunyu Zhang, Guoyong Jin, Zhihao Wang, Xuqin Qian, Linghua Tian

“…The convergence and accuracy of the present formulation are demonstrated by comparing with the finite element method using several numerical examples. …”
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Optimization Analysis of Automotive Asymmetric Magnetic Pole Permanent Magnet Motor by Taguchi Method by Wenchao Zhang, Liwei Shi, Kaiwen Liu, Lintao Li, Jianning Jing

“…The optimized parameter combination is obtained by the Taguchi method. Finite element simulation analysis and prototype test are carried out for the optimized motor structure. …”
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Fatigue Crack Propagation Behavior of RC Beams Strengthened with CFRP under High Temperature and High Humidity Environment by Dongyang Li, Peiyan Huang, Guang Qin, Xiaohong Zheng, Xinyan Guo

“…J-integral of a central crack in the strengthened beam under three-point bending load was calculated by ABAQUS. In finite element model, simulation of CFL-concrete interface was based on the bilinear cohesive zone model under hot-wet environment and indoor atmosphere. …”
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Investigation on the Crack Initiation of V-Shaped Notch Tip in Precision Cropping by Lijun Zhang, Shengdun Zhao, Zhenwei Wang

“…The crack initiation of V-shaped notch tip has a very important influence on the cross-section quality and the cropping time for every segment of metal bar in course of low stress precision cropping. By the finite element method, the influence of machining precision of V-shaped notch bottom corner on the crack initiation location is analyzed and it is pointed out that the crack initiation point locates in the place at the maximal equivalent stress change rate on V-shaped notch surface. …”
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Fractal Acoustic Metamaterials with Subwavelength and Broadband Sound Insulation by Yu Liu, Meng Chen, Wenshuai Xu, Tao Yang, Dongliang Pei, Heng Jiang, Yuren Wang

“…We construct new fractal acoustic metamaterials by coiling up space, which can allow subwavelength-scale and broadband sound insulation to be achieved. Using the finite element method and the S-parameter retrieval method, the band structures, the effective parameters, and the transmission losses of these acoustic metamaterials with different fractal orders are researched individually. …”
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Damage Evolution and Circumferential Strain Distribution Characteristics of the Bolt-Supported Cavern under Multiple Explosion Sources by Taotao Wang, Ansheng Cao, Weiliang Gao, Guangyong Wang, Xiaowang Sun

“…Based on a similarity model test, the finite element software LS-DYNA3D was utilized to analyze the damage evolution and circumferential strain distribution characteristics of the bolt-supported cavern under the seven combinations of concentrated charge explosion sources in three places, including the side of the vault, side arch, and sidewall. …”
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On Factors behind the Reasonable Failure Mode of Concrete-Filled Circular Steel Tubular Composite Frame by Yang-bing Liu, Ping-ping Cui, Fang Chen

“…Based on a destructive test on steel beam-CFST plane frames under constant axial load and lateral load, the fiber mode method and solid element model method are adopted to simulate the failure process of the test frames. Based on finite element model simulations and tests, the fiber model method is proposed to carry out the pushover analysis on the CFST frame structures. …”
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A Modified Strain-Rate-Dependent Spring-Mass Model for Response Prediction of Composite Laminates Subjected to Low-Velocity Impact by Qiao Zhu, Zhefeng Yu

“…Drop-weight tests on FRP laminates and corresponding VUMAT-based LVI simulation with the finite element method (FEM) were provided to prove the validity of the proposed SRD model in evaluating the strain rate effect on the LVI response of composites. …”
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Design and Verification of a New Fixture for Machining of Porous Blocks for Medical CAD/CAM Systems by Mario Sokac, Aleksandar Milosevic, Zeljko Santosi, Djordje Vukelic, Igor Budak

“…In order to address this issue, a new design has been proposed for locating and clamping porous blocks. Finite element analysis was used as a verification tool for the designed fixture with the workpiece, which showed a low concentration of stresses. …”
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Shear Behaviour of RC Beams Strengthened by Various Ultrahigh Performance Fibre-Reinforced Concrete Systems by Walid Mansour, Bassam A. Tayeh

“…This study presents a numerical investigation on the shear behaviour of shear-strengthened reinforced concrete (RC) beams by using various ultrahigh performance fibre-reinforced concrete (UHPFRC) systems. The proposed 3D finite element model (FEM) was verified by comparing its results with those of experimental studies in the literature. …”
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Experimental Study on the Softening Characteristics of Sandstone and Mudstone in Relation to Moisture Content by Gui-chen Li, Chong-chong Qi, Yuan-tian Sun, Xiao-lin Tang, Bao-quan Hou

“…An underground roadway excavation is simulated by dynamic finite element modeling to analyze the effect of moisture content on the stability of the roadway. …”
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Ultrasonic Total Focusing Imaging Method of Multilayer Composite Structures Using the Root-Mean-Square (RMS) Velocity by Xufei Guo, Yan Han

“…The performance of the proposed algorithm is evaluated by total focusing imaging of a two-layer medium with drilled holes and conducted by the finite element simulation. To further improve imaging efficiency, the partial data in the full-matrix data were used for imaging which is the simplified matrix focusing method (SFM). …”
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Research on the Fatigue of Small Impulse Turbine Blade Based on the Numerical Simulation and Experimental Tests by Shijie Liu, Guozhu Liang, Jichao Liu, Yichuan Yang, Hui Wang

“…To study the fatigue properties, the finite element analyses are separately performed on the blade model and the specimen. …”
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Predicting fatigue crack growth behavior of coalesced cracks using the global-local superimposed technique by Mohd Shamil Shaari, Sylvia Dennis Urai, Akiyuki Takahashi, Mohd Akramin Mohd Romlay

“…The S-version Finite Element Method (FEM) is known as a global-local superimposed approach that consists of two separate meshes referred to as global and local cracks. …”
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